National Republican., 1887-12-01

NNll t'INlCe ItlpIm OO Jnls lHJLeT buOIeCb
he says
venture to hop that we shal never again
be RENTED 10 tn system which distributes
public positions purely Ms re- fds for partisan
service.
This paragraph is called to the recol
lection Of the President for the purpose Il.
referring him to some appointments that
have been made ia Maryland II some
other states to sec whether or not he pro
peses'to apply the RUE which he laid down
in his message.
In his second message President Clev-
land again urges "A reduction Of the reve-
uue, snd suggests that 1t should be made
so as TO reduce the expense of living. He
says
recommend that the increasing aud un-
necessary surplus of national income annually
accumulatipg be released to the people by az
amendment to our revenue laws which sha
cheaper the price Of the necessaries Of life aud
give freer entrance to such imported material
as by American labor may be manufactured
into marketable commodities.
One Of the most comprehensive and per
feet systems TO secure homes for the peopl'
that passed by the Republicans--the pre-
emption, timber culture, and homeste al
laws. Mr.. Cleveland recommends the re-
peal Of the pre- emptlon and timber culture
laws and the amendment Of the homestead
laws, thus preventing, II his recommends
tions were carried out, the p, or men Of the
country from securing homes on the unoc.
pupipl 1nu1a nf tim
He again urges the stoppage of silve
coinage, giving reasons for 1t which, as 10
the first case, time has proven to be utterly
unworthy, saying;
have seen no reason to change the view
expressed in my last annual message OF tn.
subject OF this compulsory coinage; and |
again urge It's suspension on all the ground
contained in my former recommendation. r g..
enforced by the significant increase Of out
gold expectations during the last year, as a.
pears by the comparative statement herewith
pre- sented, and for the further reasDns that tn,
more this currency Is distributed among the
people the greater becom IS our duty to protect
IL from disaster; that we now have aDundanc,
for all our needs and that there Gems but lit.
tic propriety in building vaults TO store suCn
currency when tn only pret-nsG for its coin.
q circulating medium.
On the subject of pensions President
Cleveland endeavors to startle the country
by giving formidable array OF figures,
showing the large amount Of money pail
out to the soldiers who defended the life OF
the nation. He then suggests that tue
right OF the poor soldier, who from some
technical reason has failed to secure a PEN
sion through the office, to petition Con-
gress be denied, and intimates that the
representatives OF the people and the states
ought not to be trusted to do Justice in
such cases. Here is what he says
But resort to the Congress for a special act to
oyerrule the deliberate and careful determina-
tion of the pension bureau on the merits or TO
secure favorable action when it could not be
expected under the most liberal execution oi
general laws 1t must be admitted, opens the
door TO the allowance OF questionable claim,
and presents to the legislative aud executive
branches of the government applications con-
cededly not within the law and plainly devoid
| of merit but SO surrounded by sentiment and
| patriotic feeling that they are hard to resist
| | suppose 1t will not be denied that many
claims for pension are made without merit
| and that many have been allowed upon fraud
ulent representations. This has been declared
| from the pension bureau, not only in this, but
| in prior administrations.
Secretary Of the Treasury Manning, the
only officer authorized by law to send mes
sages TO Congress, in his first report recon-
mends the single standard OF money. He
is pronounced monometallst, and, as be.
fore stated, Mr.. Cleveland indorses hi.
recommendations.
| In his second report Mr.. Manning goel
still further. He recommends retiring
greenbacks, thus contracting the currency
S346, 100000. He recommends the uncon
ditional repeal of the law directing til,
| purchase and coinage of eilver; the repea
Of the law directing the reissues of legal
tender notes; he recommends that the de
clsion Of the Supreme Court declaring
| greenbacks q legal tender be ignored; hi
| proposes as the best methods Of collectln!
revenue to keep the tax on tobacco, whisky
and sugar, and remove the duty from wool
Here is what Secretary Manning recon-
mends upon these subjects:
| ! respectfully recommend to the wisdom o
Congress the unconditional repeal of the act o
Feb. 2s, 1873.
And again he says:
To stop the purchase of silver Is our only
choice our duty, and our interest.
1t will stop wasteful and injurious expense
and the taxation which defrayslt.
l. will commence and promote reform in tn
sum and methods offederal taxation.
1t will recover to the United States al
equality of position mon COINAGE with foreig
powers which will give US due influence in ne
| gotation.
1t will induce negotiation, and negotiation
the end of relief, not for the purpose of delay
Further on in his report Secretary Man
ming says;
The financial situation, scanned at large au
as whole, plainly indicates our best policy
We should
Reduce taxation Immediately to an annut
revenue suficing TO pay our annual expend
| tnre, including the sinking fund, and exclud
ing the silver purchase
Pay our unfunded debt of S3i6, ,6st ,0lG wit
the present surplus, and the surplus whic
will accrue before the whole reduction of tax
alton can be made or take effect, aud while Il
more funded debt can he paid except at a pre-
MUM during the five years from now unit
1891.
therefore respectfully recommend:
l, Repeal of the clause in the act of Feb. 2
1878, making compulsory treasury purchast
of silver, for the reasons heretofore given, an
in order TO reduce surplus and unnecessar
taxation S24, 100000 year.
2, Further reduction of surplus taxation
beginning in a manner which will be SUI
gested below, close down 70 the necessities c